Dirigible-eye structure for dolls



OFFICE.

JOHN C. PGORE, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

DIRIGIBLE-EYE STRUCTURE FOR DOLLS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an.j13, 1920.

Application filed June 17, 1919. Serial No. 304,779.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that 1, JOHN C. POORE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Boston, in the county of Suifolk and State of Massachusetts,have invented new and useful Improvements in Dirigible-Eye Structuresfor Dolls, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has for its object to provide a doll head having suitableeye open ings, with a structure which is attachable as a single part tothe interior of the head, and includes a holder, a pair of eyessupported by the holder in operative relation to said eye openings, andmanually operable controlling mechanism carried by the holder andorganized to universally swing the eyes in unison, the'structure beingself-contained and applicable as a single part to the head;

The invention is embodied in the improvements which I will now proceedto describe and claim.-

Of the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification,

Figure 1 is a vertical section of a portion of a doll head providedwith, a structure embodying the invention. i

Fig. 2 is sectional view of the head on line 22 of Fig. 1, and aplanview of the eye structure.

Fig. 3 is a section on line 3'-3 of Fig. 2, looking toward the right.-

' v Fig. 4 is a section on line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 1, showing a different position of theeyes.-

Fig. 6 is aview similar to Fig. 2, showing a different position of" theeyes.

- The same reference characters'indicate the same parts in all of thefigures.

In the drawings 12 represents a doll head having suitable eye openings13, and formed internally to receive the eye structure hereinafterdescribed.

Said structure'includes a holder attachable to the interior of the head.In the embodiment of the invention here shown," the holder includes abase portion formed by plates or parts 15 and 16, connected by bolts 17,one of the plates being provided with bolt-receiving'slots 18, thearrangement being such that the length of the base may be varied tocause theopposite ends of the base to enter mortises 19, formed in theinternal surface of the head.

Rigidly secured to the holder, and preferably to a front standard 20forming a part of the'holder, are two fixed universal I joint members21, which, as here shown, are the socket members of ball and socketjoints, each member being provided with a shank 22, and said shanksbeing inserted in a socket in the standard 20.- andrigidly securedtherein by set screws 23. I

. 24, 24:, represent a pair of eyes, which are preferably concavo-convexshells, and are provided with universal joint members 26, here shown asball members of ball and socket joints, adapted to'cooperate with thefixed members 21. The joint members 26 are rigidly attached to the eyes24 by arms 27, as shown by Fig. 4, said arms being fixed both to theeyes and tothe joint members 26.

The fixed universal joint members 21 are arranged tosupport the eyesin-their operative relation to the eye openings.

The manually operable controlling mecha-- nism carried by the holder, isorganized to swing the eyes in unison, so that they may occupy either ofthe positions shown by Figs'l, 2, 5 and 6, and other positions.

In the embodiment of the invention here shown, the 'said controllingmechanism includes a manually operable lever 28, fulcrumed toswinguniversally on the holder, and having an outer arm movable in anopening 29 in the head, and connections between said lever and the eyes24, organized to impart universal swinging movements from the lever tothe eyes.

In the embodiment of the invention here shown, the lever 28 is providedwith a ball member 30, fixed to the lever and adapted to turn in asocket member 31 fixed to a rear standard 32 on the baseof the holder.The members 30 and 31 constitute a universal joint connection betweenthe holder and the lever.-

The inner end of the lever is provided with an elongated tubular socketmember 32 fixed to the lever and provided with longitudinal slots 33.

The arms 27 which connect the eyes of the ball members 26, are extendedthrough said ball members to form the outer members 34 of two jointedarms, the inner members 35 of which are connected with said outermembers by pivots 36. The jointed arms thus formed are flexibleedgewise, as indicated by Fig. 6, and are inflexible sidewise. The innerarm members 35 are rigidly secured by set screws 37 to a connecting rod38.' Said rod is provided with a spherical enlargementv 39,v which ismovable in the tubular socket member 32 on the lever 28, saidenlargement and tubular member constituting a sliding ball and socket'oint. 1 It is believed that the fore oing description, in connectionwith 'the drawings, renders the operation of the structure embod ing myinvention sufiicientl obvious, wit out further description, it ing clearthat a movement of the lever 28 to either of the positions shownv by thedrawin and to other positions, causes correspon ing movements of theeyes 24, so that the eyes may appear tobe looking in various directions,and may appear to be closed.

The independent adjustability of the fixed universal joint members 21,by the means illustrated by Fig. 3, enables the distance between theeyes to be varied, so that if desired, the eyes may appear to be lookingin different directions, thus producing either a wall-eyed or across-eyed effect.

I claim:

1. A dirigible eye structure for dolls, comprising a holder attachableto the interior of a doll head, a pair of fixed universal 'oint membersattached to said holder, a palr of eyes having universal joint memberscooperating with said fixed members, and supported in operative relationto eye openin s in the head, and manually operable contro ling mechanismcarried by the holder and organized to universally swing the eyes inunison, said mechanism includin a lever fulc'rumed to swing universallyon t e holder and having an arm movable in an openin in the head, andconnections between sai lever and the eyes.

2. A dirigible eye structure for dolls, comprising a holder attachableto the interior of a doll-head, a pair of fixed universal joint membersattached to said holder, a pair of eyes having universal joint members00- operating with said fixed members, and supported in o erativerelation to eye openings in the hea and controlling mechanism includinga lever fulcrumed to swing universally onthe holder and havin an armmovable in an o ening in the hea jointed arms composed o outer membersfixed to the eyes, and inner members jointed -to the outer members, saidarms flexible edgewise and inflexible sidewise, a connecting rod fixedto and connecting the inner members of said arms, and provlded with aspherical enlargement, and a tubular socket member fixed to said leverand slidably engaged with said enlargement, said tubular member andenlargement constituting a sliding ball and socket joint.

3. A dirigible eye structure for dolls, comprising a holder attachableto the interior of a doll-head and including a base which is variable inlength and is provided withtenons adapted to enter mortises in the head,a pair of fixed universal joint members attached to said holder, a pairof eyes havin universal joint members cooperating wit said fixed membersand supported in operative relation to eye openings in the head, andmanually operable controlling mechanism carried by the holder andorganized to universally swing the eyes in unison.

4. A diriglble eye structure for dolls, comprising a holder attachableto the interior of adoll-head, a pair of spaced apart socket member'sfixed to said holder, a pair of eyes rovided with inwardly projectingarms xed to the eyes, ball members fixed to said arms, universallymovable in said socket members, and supported by the latter to hold theeyes in operative relation to eye openings in the head, and manuallyoperable means carried by the holder for universally swinging the saidarms, ball members, and eyes, in unison. v

5. A diri ible eye structure for dolls, comprisin a ho der, including abase engageable with t e interior of a doll-head, and front and rearstandards fixed to said base, the rear standard being provided with afixed universal joint member, a pair of fixed universal joint membersattached to the front standard, a pair of eyes having movable universaljoint members cooperating with said fixed members, and supported inoperative relation to eye openings in the head, a manually movable leverhaving a universal joint member cooperating with the joint member. onthe rear standard, and connections between said lever and the e es.

In testimony whereof I have axed my signature.

JOHN 0. room.

